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Man, 43, arrested for sexual assault on Montrose Avenue

Abbotsford Police released this composite sketch of a suspect in a sexual assault on Peardonville Road on July 14.

— image credit: Abbotsford Police Department

A 43-year-old Abbotsford man has been charged with sexual assault and committing an indecent act following an incident on Saturday.

On that day just before 2 p.m., an 18-year-old female contacted the Abbotsford Police Department to report that she had been waiting at a bus stop in the 2400 block of Montrose Avenue – in front of Abbotsford Community Services – when she was grabbed by a man.

Const. Ian MacDonald said the man wrapped his arms around the victim from the front and wouldn't let go.

MacDonald said the victim was able to free herself, and the man then moved a short distance away and appeared to be exposing and touching himself.

Patrol officers interviewed the victim and a witness, and located and arrested a man matching the description still in the area.